In the small garden of the Su family, Chen Ping and Cheng Cheng looked at each other, and their eyes became extremely solemn.
"Thank you, senior brother, for a safe journey..."
"Who are you cursing?!"
Xie Zhiyuan was so angry that he rolled up his sleeves and wanted to punch Chen Ping. This was too irritating.
Fortunately, Cheng Cheng hugged his thigh tightly, which saved Chen Ping from being beaten. Chen Ping said calmly: "Thank you, senior brother, I think my uncle is very far-sighted. You see, people's hearts are not in the old world these days."
If there are changes, and if any trouble occurs, we will have to rely on the army in the end."
"It's not like you haven't seen the officers and soldiers of the Division of Infantry and Sima Corps in front of the palace in the past two days, right?"
Xie Zhiyuan sneered: "Haha!"
"I think you mentioned this to the old man, right?"
Chen Ping looked embarrassed. Although he quickly put it away, Xie Zhiyuan still noticed it.
"As expected! You kid has no good intentions!"
Chen Ping quickly pushed back and said: "I'm not, I don't have it, don't talk nonsense."
After three consecutive denials, Xie Zhiyuan still refused to give up, so Chen Ping had no choice but to tell the truth.
"Damn it, the old man really doesn't regard me as his son, but since I can be invincible in the capital, I can do the same in the army!"
"To tell you the truth, I have had this idea for a long time, but I just didn't tell you!"
Chen Ping nodded frantically. He knew Xie Zhiyuan's temperament very well. He had to quickly flatter him and appease him, otherwise his anger would be exhausted.
"I think Senior Brother Xie has this ability!"
Compared with Chen Ping, who is generous but has some false flattery, Cheng Cheng's attitude is much more sincere. A rainbow fart between the two of them greatly boosted Xie Zhiyuan's confidence.
The three brothers and sisters in the small pavilion quickly started drinking and talking happily.
"Hey, Cheng Cheng, what's going on with you and Miss Qier? Don't be fooled by this guy Chen Ping. It seems that his relationship with the Su family's daughter has been over for the past two years, but you are different."
"You have already been crowned, and the pressure on Chen Ping is much greater than yours. He is a show-off now, and he might end up having trouble one day."
When Cheng Cheng heard that Xie Zhiyuan mentioned this matter again, he couldn't help but blush. He was not as thick-skinned as Xie Zhiyuan.
"Don't talk about Senior Brother Cheng, let's talk about you first. You are the oldest. Miss Mingshi is crazy about you. You must not let her down."
Chen Ping hurriedly came to Cheng Cheng's rescue, and Xie Zhiyuan was choked by these words. He could only hear him muttering: "Why don't you bring Wu Gou and collect Guanshan Fifty States..."
What followed was a series of difficult words, such as "The love between children is not what a man should do" and "The barbarians are not exterminated, so they can't do anything about the family", etc., which caused Chen Ping and Cheng Cheng to burst into laughter, and the small garden was suddenly filled with people.
Cheerful air.
Xie Zhiyuan said he wanted to join the army, which reminded Chen Ping of Li Feng, the man who led him to study and take the imperial examination.
When he first learned that Mr. Li Feng and Li had given up literature and martial arts and chose to go north to join the army, Chen Ping couldn't understand it. After all, he was a scholar who had never killed anyone. Even if he felt grievances, he would not rush to join the army with enthusiasm. p>
Later, when he learned that Li Feng had risen through the ranks in the frontier army and was now a guerrilla general, Chen Ping realized that Teacher Li's talent was probably not in teaching, but in the battle formation.
"I don't know what's going on with Mr. Li now. I heard that the current commander-in-chief of the border army, General Chang Deyuan, seems to be on good terms with the King of Chu. Hiss..."
"And Nangong Daxia, if the situation is like this, he won't continue to travel around the world, right?"
Regarding the army, Chen Ping believed that the current situation should not require military intervention, and he did not rule out the possibility of serious developments in the future, so he also kept a close eye on the border troops.
If Xie Zhiyuan really went to join the army, the three of them would be alive together. One is in the court, one is in the army, and there is another who is determined to write books and spread innovative ideas. The trinity is impeccable.
Of course, this is just an ideal state. In fact, both Xie Zhiyuan, Cheng Cheng, and himself are just getting started.
If we really have to wait until we are unique in our respective fields, it will probably be many years later.
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Emperor Tianqi's attitude in the morning meeting caught Chen Ping off guard. Even if he found any more clues from the Cheng family, he would not take action.
Chen Ping couldn't say whether the emperor was indecisive or something, but what he knew was that Emperor Tianqi's actions undoubtedly pushed him and Su Chengli, Qi Hongming and others to the front. It was impossible to say that he was not angry, but the smart people were angry for a moment.
Afterwards, you will look for ways to break the situation instead of being carried away by anger.
But there are not always ways to break the situation. For example, in the current situation, there is not much Chen Ping can do, because now the struggle has begun to heat up, rising to the level of a competition between Emperor Tianqi and the King of Chu.
As a little pawn, all he can do is wait and see what happens and act according to orders.
The feeling of being taken advantage of was very unpleasant, but Chen Ping could only accept it. He had to hope that Emperor Tianqi would stop being stupid at the last moment. Otherwise, with the age and means of the prince, how could he be the opponent of King Chu?
On the fifth day after the Cheng family was confiscated, which was also the second day after Chen Ping was stabbed in the back by Emperor Tianqi, the three-party interrogation composed of the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate began.
The interrogators were naturally the Cheng family and his son. Originally, Chen Ping, as an extremely important witness, was supposed to be on the jury. However, he was boycotted by the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple. He was bluntly excused on the grounds that he was not an official of the Third Division.
Past.
There is nothing Chen Ping can do about this. Although Qi Hongming serves as a young minister in Dali Temple, his identity has been exposed now, and he cannot defeat him with two fists and four hands, so there will be nothing to support him.
There is no point in going to Emperor Tianqi for this matter, not to mention how could Emperor Tianqi not know about such a major event as the Tribunal Tribunal?
I think it was probably Emperor Tianqi’s tacit approval. What on earth is he trying to accomplish?
The Cheng family couldn't find anything in the investigation. The most they could do was accuse the officials in the court of being traitors, but they couldn't produce key evidence, so these were just rumors.
Cheng Yuanjian will undoubtedly die, whether he commits suicide or is killed by prefecture-level officials.
However, neither he nor Cheng Yuanjian was considered a big shot in the eyes of Emperor Tianqi and the King of Chu. However, the game between these two brothers required tens of thousands of people in the world to follow. Chen Ping felt it was extremely absurd.<
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On his way from Hanlin Academy to the East Palace, Chen Ping was stopped by someone.
"I dare to ask, is it Mr. Chen Xiuzi of Hanlin Academy?"
"Who are you?"
"I am a doctor at the Ministry of War, could you please stay for a moment or two?"
People from the Ministry of War?
Chen Ping thought of the Minister of the Ministry of War who had a tough attitude in the court, and then looked at the smiling Minister of the Ministry of War, and subconsciously wanted to go in a bad direction.
"Master Chen, there is no need to be afraid. Although you and I have different political opinions, our interests may not be different. Besides, fighting in the court is at best the result of the loser becoming an official. I have never heard of anyone losing his life as a result."
"Haha, I have to go to the East Palace. If you have anything to say, please tell me."
Chen Ping was still wary, so he raised his legs and continued walking.